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Mastercard research: UAE SMEs among global leaders in stablecoin and digital asset payments

Mastercard Dreamonomics report finds 1 in 7 SMEs in the UAE accept cryptocurrency as payment, and 1 in 10 already accept and pay via stablecoins.

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Planning to study abroad? UAE students get new university, counselling, visa support

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e& UAE launches world’s first commercial U6GHz network

e& UAE on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of the world’s first mobile network operating on Upper 6GHz1 (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO2 technology, marking the official transition of the advanced spectrum into live commercial service. The launch of U6GHz, deployed directly over the existing 5.5G network, unlocks the commercial capabilities of the “Golden 6GHz Band” and strengthens e& UAE’s long-term network evolution towards IMT-2030.

e& UAE Unveils U6GHz Network Delivering 10 Gbps Connectivity

Latest, News, Technology, UAE e& UAE Unveils U6GHz Network Delivering 10 Gbps Connectivity September 30, 2026 The UAE has introduced a commercial mobile network based on Upper 6GHz (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO technology. See Also Xiaomi Smart Band 11 Active Launches Globally Supporting AI and future digital applications The U6GHz 256TRX Giga-MIMO deployment creates high-throughput and low-latency network layers for emerging technologies.

LexisNexis marks 16 years in MENA with launch of Lexis+ with Protégé

Built and tested with regional legal professionals, Lexis+ with Protégé combines agentic AI with localised MENA legal contentLexisNexis, a global leader in legal intelligence and AI solutions, today announced the launch of Lexis+ with Protégé in the Middle East - a fully. Sixteen years after bringing its first regional research solution to the legal professionals across the Middle East, LexisNexis is expanding its regional offering.